Valve-gear for explosive-engines.



EATBNTED JULY 7, 1903.

A. KREBS.

VALVE GEAR FOR EXPLOSIVE ENGINES.

APPLIOATIOH mum DBO. 11. 1902.

j 2 SHEETS-SHEET 11' no MODEL.

W/T/VESSES I UNITED STATES Patented July 7, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR KREBS, OF PARIS, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR TO STE. AME DES ANOIENS ETABLISSEMENTS PANHARD ET LEVASSOR, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

VALVE-G EAR FOR EXPLOSlVE-ENGENES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,220, dated July '7, 1903. Application filed December 11, 1902. Serial No. 184,876. (No model-1 To all whom it wen/y concern.

Be it known that I, ARTHUR KREBS, a citizen of the Republic of France, and a resident of Paris, France, have invented certain new 5 and useful Improvements in ValveGear for Explosive-Engines, of which the following is a specification.

In explosion-motors the inlet-valves are operated automatically by the fall in pressure :0 produced by the piston in making its suctionstroke, or they are opened and closed mechanically by the operation of the motor. The opening of the valve takes place usually at the moment that the piston begins its suctionstroke, and the closing of the said valve takes place usually at the moment when the said stroke is completed.

The present invention has for its object to enable the moment of the closing of the inlet or suction 'alve to be varied at will, the motor being at rest or in operation, which I will describe, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section, partly in elevation; Fig. 2, alongitudinal section; and Figs. 3 to 6, sections of the cam to an enlarged scale, showing different positions of the movable cam.

The inlet-valve, which is of the ordinary form, is terminated by a red A and is kept normally in its closed position by a spring B, fixed to the valve-rod at c. In order to open the valve, the rod A is forced inward by a rod D, independent of the red A, and actu- 3 5 ated by a cam H, mounted on a hollow counter-shaft I. This rod is guided at E and F by means of a slide-block and is provided at its end with a roller g, which bears on the cam H. The rod D is kept in contact with the cam by means of the spring S. This cam H comprises a movable part, which can be caused to turn on a pivot, so as to move it away more or less. This movable part J may be arranged in various ways relatively to the 4 5 cam H. The arrangement which I have shown and which I prefer consists in forming in the cam H in the center of its width a slot at right angles to the axis of the shaft I and a corresponding slot in the hollow shaft.

In this slot is fitted the movable cam J, which mounted on the pivot 79. A spring Z, contained in a recess of the cam II, bears against the heel-piece m of the movable cam J and forces the latter to move back into the slot in such a manner as not to project from the cam 5 5 H, except when it is caused to do so by the means which I shall now proceed to describe.

Through the hollow shaft I there extends a rod N, which has two parts of different diameters connected together by a conical portion. When this rod N is moved in the longitudinal direction, its conical portion gradually raises the movable cam J, so that it projects more or less beyond the surface of the cam H, thereby causing the position of closure of the inlet-valve to be shifted farther and farther back. In Fig. 3 the movable cam is shown completely moved inward. The radial line X indicates the position of opening, while the line Y indicates the position of closing. The same letters indicate these positions in Figs. 4:, 5, 6, and 1, which represent intermediate positions of the movable cam J and its extreme positions, Figs. 6 and 1.

It will be noted that the same rod N can be 7 5 made to act upon several movable cams, the said cams corresponding to the various cylinders of the motor.

Having thusdescribed the nature of this invention and the best means I know of carrying the same into practical effect, I claim- 1'. The combination of a valve, a rotating cam having a movable part pivoted thereto adapted to operate said valve, and capable of being projected outward from the body of the 8 5 cam to varying extents, a longitudinally-sliding rod having an inclined surface adapted to engage said movable part to vary its degree of projection in accordance with the move ments of the rod, whereby said valve is given 9c varying movements.

2. In explosion-motors, the combination of an inlet-valve, a rod for actuating it, a cam having a movable part adapted to operate the rod, and capable of being projected outward 5 therefrom to varying extents, and a longitudinally-movable rod having an inclined face adapted to engage said movable part, and to vary its degree of projection, whereby said valve is given varying movements from its seat;

3. The combination of a valve, a cam having a movable part for actuating it, a hollow having a conical portion adapted to move lonshaft carrying said cam, a rod having an ingitudinally in the bore of said shaft, and olined face movable through the bore of said thereby to project said movable partto a :5 shaft, and adapted to engage said movable greater or less degree from said shaft. 5 part to vary its degree of projection from said I11 witness whereof I have hereunto signed shaft. I my name in the presence of two subscribing l 4. The combination of a valve, a cam havwitnesses. in g a movable part for actuating it, and ad apt- 7 Y ed to be pro j eoted outward therefrom to vary- ARTHUR IXREBS' 1o ing extents, a spring tending to hold said Vitnesses:

MARIEL ARMENGAUD,

movable part in its inward position, a hollow EDWARD P. MACLEAN.

shaft carrying said cam, and a movable rod 

